A local artist has proven just
how popular her works are by
being appointed as artist-inresidence for Wellington rescue
helicopter charity the Life Flight

Trust.
Juliet Best, who co-owns the
Blackmore & Best Gallery with
Jane Blackmore in Shelly Bay,
was chosen to collaborate with
the trust to produce artworks for
a number of events over 2018/19.

The Island Bay resident had
previously donated a painting to
the Life Flight Trust for a charity
auction at its Air Rescue Centre in
Rongotai last year, Noble Flight,
selling for $7000.
Continued on page 2.

Shelly Bay Gallery co-owner and Life Flight Trust’s inaugural artist-in-residence Juliet Best with the artwork
Summer Rain Somes - Taru Kahika III, which she plans to have sold at this Sunday’s Open Day.
PHOTO: Jamie Adams

Local artist takes on long-term
role for emergency charity
Continued from page 1.
Juliet says she did not hesitate
in taking on a longer-term collaboration with the trust, when
asked about the proposal.
“Artists often have relationships with schools and organisations where they donate a lot

of their artwork.
“The arts sector has gone hand
in hand with public bodies. It’s
always a nice fit for everybody.”
Life Flight Trust communications manager Terri Rosenstock
says they chose Juliet due to the
fantastic talent she demonstrat-

ed, even before her involvement
in the charity auction.
“We had built a strong connection with her,” she says.
The trust hopes to continue
the programme once Juliet’s
two-year stint ends.
Juliet was inspired to support

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Juliet Best with MC Mark Sainsbury at last year’s Life Flight Trust Gala night which saw her artwork
Noble Flight auctioned. PHOTO: Supplied

the Life Flight Trust after realising the demanding work its staff
do to save lives.
“I almost had to call one when
my son fell down a bank in the
Abel Tasman National Park,”
she says.
“That potential need for them
made me think of how valuable
they are.
“Hopefully we won’t ever
need to use them but it’s good
to know they’re there.”
She has painted several variations of Pencarrow Head, part
of a series called Pencarrow
– Land is Gold. They were
inspired by the gold hue of the
landscape when seen from the
helicopter, which she rode in
as a guest during a training
exercise.
Over 30 Limited Edition
prints made by Juliet, along
with some of her original artworks, will be on sale at an
Open Day for the Life Flight
Trust this Sunday.
The Open Day will be held
at its Air Rescue Centre, 17
George Bolt Street, and run
from 10am to 2.30pm.

Resilience top priority as council votes
to bring rates down
Wellington City Council has
voted to bring a rates increase
down to 3.9 percent, from
a mooted 7.1 percent in the
Draft Long Term Plan.
Wellington Mayor Justin
Lester says keeping the rates
down is part of ensuring the
city remains affordable over
the next decade.
“The challenge is to keep the
city affordable for Wellingtonians while making sure that
we tackle issues like housing
and transport and continue to

grow our economy.”
The mayor says resilience is
at the top of the priority list for
the next 10 years.
“Resil ience under pins
everything we do. We are
undergoing unprecedented investment in resilience for this
city, and it’s not something we
can afford to push back.
“Transport and housing are
also key priorities because
Wellingtonians need to have
safe, comfortable and affordable homes to live in

and healthy, efficient and
environmentally-fr iendly
choices in the way that they
move around the city.”
Justin says the economy and
the city’s creative sector go
hand-in-hand.
“Our creative sector has
always been our point of
difference. It encompasses
the arts, technology, science,
innovation, food and fashion.
“We are a city of thinkers,
makers and doers and our
investments into bricks and

mortar like the Town Hall as
well as funding for new events
such as Matariki all work to
benefit the sector and, in effect, the city’s economy.”
Justin says keeping the rates
low while catering to the
needs of a growing population means the council needs
to look for alternate sources
of funding to alleviate cost
pressures.
“We are looking for avenues
that are equitable and will
have real impact.”

Transport planners have a
clear mandate to get on and
sort out an option at the Basin Reserve that will solve
Wellington’s main transport
bottleneck, say the region’s
Chambers of Commerce.
Let’s Get Wellington Moving
(LGWM), a joint initiative

between Wellington City
Council, Greater Wellington
Regional Council and the NZ
Transport Agency on Tuesday released a summary of
the public’s feedback on four
scenarios for Wellington’s
transport future.
In the public engagement,
LGWM invited people to express a preference which would

build on each other.
Of the responses expressing
a preference, 560 were for
Scenario A (prioritise public
transport, walking and cycling); 216 were for Scenario
B (Scenario A plus an extra
Mt Victoria tunnel, separated
east-west traffic and mass
transit to the airport); 193 were
for Scenario C (Scenario B

plus a new tunnel under parts
of Te Aro); and 635 were for
scenario D (Scenario C plus an
extra Terrace Tunnel).
“There can now be no doubt
what the majority of people in
the region want – and that’s
a fix at the Basin,” says John
Milford, Chief Executive of
Wellington Chamber of Commerce.

A new two-way bike path
around part of Evans Bay will
go ahead later in the year, along
with changes to several other
streets the council says will
make it safer and easier to bike
around Kilbirnie, into the city,
and over the hill to Newtown.
However one of the most contentious proposals, a one-way
path through western Wilson St,
has been put on hold for further
consultation.
Councillors last Thursday
unanimously approved a new
coastal bike path to be developed around the bays on
the seaward side of the road
between the intersection of
Carlton Gore Road on Oriental
Parade, and Greta Point.
It will connect with existing
shared paths at both ends, the
new walking and bike paths
being developed along Cobham
Drive and through the cutting
to Miramar, and planned new
facilities in Kilbirnie.
Other projects approved by
the City Strategy Committee
include kerbside bike lanes with
raised buffers along Rongotai
Rd from Onepu Rd to Te Whiti
St and Tirangi Rd, as well as

Constable St between Alexandra Rd and Coromandel St.
Coutts St from Te Whiti St to
the airport tunnel would also
have a kerbside bike path, while
Te Whiti St would see more
space between existing painted
bike lanes and parked cars.
Crawford Rd would see a bike
lane with a raised buffer on the
uphill side and sharrow road
markings in the downhill lane,
while Newtown’s Coromandel
and Wilson streets would also
have sharrow road markings.
Councillor Sarah Free, Portfolio Leader for Walking, Cycling
and Public Transport, says the
projects are part of a plan to
gradually develop a connected
citywide bike network.
“As the city’s population
grows, we need more people
to be walking, biking or taking
public transport to help manage
traffic congestion and ensure
the city remains a great place
to live.”
Sarah accepts that loss of
parks will upset some, but
she is working with Kilbirnie
businesses and council officers
to find replacement parks in
other streets.
She is confident there will be
an uptake of cycling as a result.

An artist’s impression of what the council-approved cycleway on
Crawford Rd would look like. IMAGE: Supplied

Monitoring of the cycleways
will be done and a report on
numbers will be published.
The Newtown Residents Association had been concerned
about the proposed extension
of the Wilson St cycleway to
its intersection with Riddiford
St. However councillors voted
against this for now, along with a
cycleway on Kilbirnie’s Yule St.
Sarah reassures residents there
will be formal consultation
done on the Wilson St proposal
later in the year. A date for the

meeting is yet to be confirmed.
“There’s lots of people who
want to see a cycleway but
specific concerns need to be
addressed first,” Newtown Residents Association president
Rhona Carson says.
Despite hundreds of submissions being received about the
Crawford Rd plan, Bryce Pedersen of the Kilbirnie-Lyall Bay
Residents Association says they
are in favour of cycleways, and
meetings with the council “have
been positive”.

inbrief news
Councillor supports leisure
card review
Wellington City Council’s review of its
Leisure Card as part of its draft long-term
plan has pleased Fleur Fitzsimons.
The card helps people access Council
recreational services where price might
otherwise be a barrier.
However It costs $5 for a parent and
school-aged child with a Leisure Card to
enter Kilbirnie Swimming Pool or $80 per
term for pre-schoolers to learn to swim
at one of the council-owned swimming
pools, something the southern ward
councillor says is too cost-prohibitive for
poorer families.
“I know from my conversations in the
community that there is strong support
for better access to council facilities from
low income families,” she says.

Call for new training model
Students, staff, business, and institutional leaders have called on the Minister
for Education to develop a new model for
vocational education and training that
meets the needs of all New Zealanders.
Representatives at the recent Voices for
Tertiary Education forum called for the
change as part of recommendations for
reform of the vocational education and
training sector.
It follows an announcement in the
Minister’s speech to the forum to end
competitive funding.
Sandra Grey, National President of the
Tertiary Education Union, said the statement provides a way forward for the sector
that would ensure access to lifelong learning opportunities for all New Zealanders.

Greater Wellington regional council’s proposed Revenue and Financing Policy goes
out for public consultation on March 26.
Chair Chris Laidlaw says four priority
areas have been identified – with a strong
focus on public transport, resilience, water
supply and environmental protection.
The proposals planned for the next 10
years would require an annual increase
over the next financial year of $30.89 or
$2.57 per month for Greater Wellington
ratepayers.
Public consultation on its 10-Year Plan
runs until April 29. A consultation document will be available at www.whatmatters.co.nz from March 26.

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Petitioner calls for local library
to extend Saturday hours

Global climate mindset
required
A mindset of a shared responsibility for
the planet is essential to bring transformative change in the fight against global
warming, according to the organisers of
the Pacific Climate Change Conference.
Speaking at the conference, Victoria
Business School lecturer Dr Pala Molisa
says business as usual is broken.
“We can’t continue with this extractive,
growth-oriented approach to life.
“We need a mindset of shared responsibility for Earth, our common home, and
the natural resources it contains that are
critical for life.
“This has to involve grappling with
the root causes of climate disruption in
systems of power such as colonisation,
patriarchy and capitalism.”

By Jamie Adams

A Newtown local has begun
an electronic petition to have his
suburban library open for more
hours on a Saturday.
Bernard O’Shaughnessy, a
self-confessed “Newtown old
guy” who has agitated on a
number of local issues, wants
the Saturday hours for Newtown Library to be extended to
close at 4:30pm as the central,
Karori, Kilbirnie and Tawa
libraries presently are.
In addition, a new library
being built at Johnsonville for
$22 million will close at 4:30
on Saturdays too.
“The Newtown library has
133,000 visitors each year and
is much loved by locals, school
visits by many kids, and many
tourists use the wi-fi standing
outside in the rain,” Bernard
says.
Bernard says the council’s
library manager was disinterested with his proposal, despite
being told it would only cost an
extra $15,000 a year.
“He suggested I could take

Local Food Week joins
Neighbours Day
Wellingtonians will join together in
communities and groups over the next
few weeks as they meet, eat, share,
and learn while celebrating Local Food
Week and Neighbours Day Aotearoa in
the capital.
Local Food Week is an annual event that
showcases the huge variety of produce
and organisations that promote sustainable living based in the city.
Neighbours Day Aotearoa coincides
with Local Food Week this year, a nationwide initiative that brings together
thousands of neighbours, organisations,
local government and local businesses all
over the country.

a bus which would take three
minutes to Kilbirnie or go to the
CBD in five minutes.”
However Bernard says Newtown traffic is even worse on
Saturdays and the options don’t
take into account other activities
people do locally.
“Imagine being a parent with
a couple of kids struggling to
catch a bus when they should
just be able to go to the local
Saturday vege market then
have the option to visit the local
library in the afternoon.”
Bernard’s ePetition on the
Wellington City Council website has so far attracted 17
signatures and he hopes to get
a lot more before it is scheduled
to close on April 23.
“I have gained support for
this idea from sitting council
members but they would like
to see the result of support via
the petition.”
Acting manager of community networks Chris Hay says a
decision would be based on the
amount of community feedback
followed by a consultation
process.

“We will look a Saturday demand that’s evidence based. We
are trying to balance services
across the city to keep rates
down.”
He says the $22 million being
spent in Johnsonville is from

an infrastructure budget, not
operations, and the investment
reflects expected population
growth in the area.
 To support the ePetition
go to “Have Your Say” on the
council website.

Housing plan has few options for south and east
By Jamie Adams

Councillor joins schoolkids for Walk2Work

Wellington City Council plans
to inject almost $28 million
into housing initiatives as part
of its 10-year plan, something
welcomed by a charity that
deals with homelessness.
Following a release of the
funding announcement last
month, Sean Gillespie, a
spokesman for mayor Justin
Lester, could not estimate how
many houses and other dwellings would be built over the
next 10 years but confirmed
that consultation was underway
for possible future urbanisation

Southern ward councillor Fleur Fitzsimons yesterday joined about 35 children
from Island Bay and Saint Francis schools
for a walk from Shorland Park to their
schools to celebrate Walk2Work Day.
The event was organised by Living
Streets Aotearoa and was part of a day
that encourages people to leave their car
behind and walk to work.
“We had kids of all ages, on scooters,
bikes and walking as well as a few dogs
and parents and a banana at the end as
well as some apples provided by local MP
Paul Eagle.” Fleur says
She is keen to make it an annual event.

of rural-zoned land between
Churton Park and Tawa (known
as Upper Stebbings) which
could result in 1600 to 2500
new dwellings.
In addition, there was a proposal for a new development
called Lincolnshire on the
eastern side of the motorway
north of Newlands and south
of Grenada North. The current
density settings allow for about
1000 more dwellings but if
NZTA’s Petone to Grenada
arterial highway goes ahead,
it could make the area suitable
for up to 2000 new dwellings.
But when it comes to Wel-

lington’s southern and eastern
suburbs, where the housing
shortage is more chronic,
geographic constraints make
developing land for housing not
an option for the council.
Instead the focus will be on
infill housing within existing
suburbs, which already accounts for 35 percent of new
dwellings, and development
of new apartment buildings in
the CBD, which account for 40
percent.
“A review of the District Plan
controls may be required to enable more land to be developed
to meet this demand,” Sean says

in a statement.
Wellington City Missioner
Tric Malcolm says the Mission
welcomes the housing plan, saying there are no surprises in it.
“While this eventual increase
in housing will not solve all affordable housing needs, it goes
a long way towards addressing
a problem that really sits with
central government,” Tric says.
“We still have an immediate
housing crisis in the Wellington
area though, so creative shortterm solutions are needed by
both local and central government, as well as the wider
community.”

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Wellington Zoo leading sustainability charge
Wellington Zoo chief executive
Karen Fifield has been selected to
lead a team to develop a sustainabil-

ity framework for progressive zoos
and aquariums throughout the world.
The zoo has also taken steps to

further lower its carbon footprint
by adding an electric vehicle to its
fleet, as well as looking at being

more efficient with its energy
consumption and waste management.
Karen was approached by
World Association of Zoos and
Aquariums (WAZA) to become
part of the team as part of the
global strategy frameworks for
WAZA members.
“This framework will provide
examples and targets for WAZA
members on how to start their
own sustainability journey, or
build on what they are already
doing,” Karen says.
Wellington Zoo’s sustainable
journey started more than 10
years ago and since then, the
zoo has achieved its carboNZero
certification for the fifth year
running, added a 100 percent
electric vehicle to its fleet.

It has also installed 48 solar
panels, transitioned to an ethical
uniform supplier and textile
disposal organisation, increased
the eco-sourced and sustainable
products in the Zoo Shop, and
switched to a carboNZero certified electricity retailer called
Ecotricity.
“By switching to Ecotricity,
it’s been estimated that we will
reduce our carbon emissions by
70 tonnes per year which is a significant amount for the zoo,” said
Chris Jerram, General Manager
Assets, Sustainability & Safety.
The zoo is replacing lights
throughout the Zoo with LED
bulbs, installing additional solar
panels, and finding the most
efficient way to compost the
zoo’s green waste.

Low-cost menstrual cups on offer
for NZ students
Social enterprise Wa Collective
launched their menstrual cups
nationwide on Thursday, March 8.
Wa Collective hope that this
launch will be a stepping stone
to help end ‘period poverty’ in
New Zealand.
Newtown local and Founder of
Wa Collective, Olie Bodie started
the company in June 2017.
Bodie decided to start the company after reading a survey that
showed out of 1,000 students in
Wellington, one-third skipped
class because they could not
access menstrual products.
“That survey blew us away,
we had no idea the scale of the
problem,” she says.
Bodie believes that ‘period
poverty’ is a result of socio-economic issues like financial hardship, the housing shortage and
inflation.
For every Wa cup purchased
(RRP $49) the cost to a student
will be subsidized to $15.
Wa Collective say that their

menstrual cups are produced in an
ethical and zero waste production
facility, made from 100 percent
medical grade silicone and have
a lifespan of 10 years.
To this date, Wa Collective has
sold 300 menstrual cups.
They claim that this has saved
students $26,000 in menstrual
costs per year and prevented

72,000 disposable products from
entering landfills in 2018.
Wa Cups can be purchased
online at www.wacollective.org.
nz or at the Sustainability Trust
located in Wellington CBD.
Bodie encourages Wellington
students to “go in and have a
squeeze of them” to see how the
Wa Cups feel in person.

Next Meeting: TBC
Monday 26 March 2018, at 7pm.
Venue - the Island Bay Bowling Club,
276 The Parade Island Bay.
We will be discussing where we are at
on the cycleway.
If you wish to speak or have an
agenda item please email.
Islandbayres@gmail.com
For an update please keep an eye on
our facebook page and an email from
us: https://www.facebook.com/islandbayres/
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Shorland Park BBQ
shelters.
On Tuesday 13 March 2018 a contractor
will be removing the roof off both the
BBQ shelters.
They have a bit of rust on them. Hopefully the rust is just surface and we can

get them sand blasted and painted.
While the Council aren’t sure how many
weeks this will take they wanted to let
the community know in case people
thought they had been stolen.

Upcoming community
Events.
• Island Bay Business’s and Building
owners meeting at Brew’d on Tuesday
13 March 5.30 -6.30.
• Celebrate World Down Syndrome
Day with a Garden buy/sell/swap.
Plants, Veges, Tools Etc. Sausage sizzle
and Activities for children. Participate
for a gold coin donation for this great
cause at 58 Derwent St, Island Bay. For
more details contact Annette Moffat
027 227 5058 or 9716380 or amoffnz@
gmail.com.
• Island Bay Walking group. Meet us
at Island Bay Community Centre, 137
The Parade, Island Bay, on Thursdays at
9.45 for a 10am start and walk together for about 45 minutes. For more
information contact Lisa at Island Bay

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Changes to Bus stops
Derwent and Frobisher
Streets:
The Regional Council has listened to
Community Feedback on Derwent St
and have decided not to proceed with
this. We are yet to hear more about
Frobisher St.

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Charity puts spotlight on
‘staggering’ rate of sexual
abuse on men
By Jamie Adams

The issue of sexual abuse is
one that gets reported frequently
in media due to the many campaigns held in New Zealand and
overseas.
Yet the prevalence of sexual
abuse of men is something that
tends to get overlooked, especially
with the #metoo movement’s
focus being on female victims.
Wellington-based charity Mosaic aims to create awareness of a
statistic that may come as a shock
to many – that one in six men in
New Zealand have been sexually
abused at some point in their lives.
Mosaic launched its website at
its AGM at the Southern Cross bar
last Wednesday. It was presented
by board member Justin Meade,
who joined last year soon after
being asked to develop the site.
“That statistic staggered me,”
says Justin, director of website
creator Cheeky Upstart.
It was estimated about 10 percent of those who were abused had

been severely traumatised.
“If we extrapolated that down
based on how many people live in
greater Wellington, that means we
have at least 3000 males walking
around Wellington who have experienced severe traumatic abuse.
“That to me is a siren call,” the
Melrose resident says.
The statistic is based on a survey
of 1076 randomly-sampled adults
conducted by Research New
Zealand on behalf of Mosaic in
February and April 2015. It asked
respondents if they knew a man
who had been sexually abused,
rather than directly asking men
themselves.
Mosaic chief executive Richard
Jeffrey, of Island Bay, says the
survey’s findings were made
credible after a peer review by
Victoria University Research and
Evaluation Consultant Dr Venezia
Kingi.
In her report, Venezia states that
“perceptions that males are the
least vulnerable group in terms
of unwanted sexual behaviour

are damaging as they potentially
feed into myths and stereotypes
relating to male sexual abuse”.
“Sixty percent of male inmates
had been sexually abused before
they entered prison,” Richard
says.
Mosaic began as a peer support
service but with “exponential
growth” in partner organisations
and government funding, it will
expand to offer clinical services
to those who seek immediate help.
“We find that only 30 percent
of guys who come to see us don’t
phone or email beforehand. It’s
hugely important to keep the
office open all the times.”
Richard believes having such a
service will also benefit women
and children as male victims are
far less likely to disclose their
abuse and instead “externalise”
through anger, which could lead
them committing abuse and other
crime.
 To find out more go to mosaic-wgtn.org.nz.

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readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street.
Question: Should police abandon all pursuits of fleeing vehicles?

Danny Teng,
Island Bay
“They should keep
pursuing them, but
when they get the
technology then they
won’t need to.”

Janine Heinz,
Island Bay
“I don’t think they should pursue
them for traffic problems. For
other crimes perhaps drones
could be used and the criminals
arrested later.”

Iouani Kotsapa,
Ohiro Bay
“Yes. They create chaos.
They should have cameras
to get the rego. If someone
doesn’t want to be arrested
they aren’t going to stop.”

Vicci Holdsworth,
Johnsonville
“They should definitely pursue
criminals. If they let them go
they could harm people on the
street. It’s not the police’s fault
when they crash.”

Gwenyth Moller,
Brooklyn
“Well if it ends with
crashes, then yes. Take
the numberplate down
and don’t chase them but
follow them at a distance.”

Terry Johnson,
Lower Hutt
“Yes. If you are chasing
someone, if you’ve got their
registration then you can get
them later on. We should adopt
what the Aussies are doing.”

LETTERS to the editor

The real reason Trump’s been invited to North Korea

Letters on issues of community interest
are welcomed. Guidelines are that they
should be no longer than 150 words.
They must be signed and a street address
provided to show good faith, even if a
nom de plume is provided for publication.
The editor reserves the right to abridge letters
or withhold unsuitable letters from publication.
Send or fax them to the address on page two,
or email them to news@wsn.co.nz. Please note
that your name and street address must also be
provided in e mails.

Dear Editor,
There are a lot of uninformed opinions being touted
by talking heads regarding
China’s initiated North Korean invitation to America
– Trump cannot take any
credit because the so-called
tougher sanctions have no
bearing upon what is really

Plastic bags symbol of
convenient living
Dear Editor:
I use the required council bags and
wash my bins so no other plastic is
needed. These little plastic shopping
bags are seen as a convenience, yes,
though I manage to take shopping bags
from home 95 percent of the time.
Because they are unnecessary and so
numerous they have become symbolic

of a Cult of Convenience as a way
of living. There is no future in this
which has been known for decades.
What does that say about our culture’s
determination to survive?
Sincerely,
Richard Keller
Kilbirnie

going down.
Chamberlain was sorely
duped over Hitler and this is
the same game play. The Korean 38th parallel dissolved
with the Olympic Games
unification through China’s
influence, who wants to get
the US military out of the
South China Sea and if Japan

does not conform with Asia
then history will repeat itself.
Winston Peters needs to
comprehend that the Wellington southern suburbs of
New Zealand is in the South
Pacific and therefore we are
also part of the South China
Sea in that we should support
China and North Korea into

retaining authority over their
seas - just as South Korea
suddenly came to realise
its vulnerability prior to its
Olympic games unification.
Getting America out of the
South China Sea is what it is
all about.
Martin Beck,
Mornington

Op shops are not dumping grounds
Dear Editor,
On Sunday I noticed a
pile of junk crammed in
the doorway of the little
Vinnies op shop on corner
The Parade and Mersey
Street.
It is hard to imagine
why people would do this,
especially when you think
they would have been in

full view of anyone sitting in the Empire Café
opposite.
Island Bay’s Vinnies
doesn’t appear to have a
back door.
This means that the shop
employee has to shift
all that junk to one side
before she can even get
inside her own shop!

This sort of behaviour
m ight be pa r for the
course in Newtown or
Kilbirnie but you don’t
expect to see it going on
in Island Bay!
Christine Swift
Island Bay

“Small yet beautifully formed” is how
organiser Martin Wilson describes this year’s
Kilbirnie Festival.
While previous festivals saw Bay St closed to
traffic for one Sunday in March, this year’s was
mostly held at St Patrick College, a move which
Martin says was a hard decision.
“Probably the biggest factor was me wanting
to focus on our target this year: I wanted quality
over quantity. I think we achieved that, with a
good little fair.
“I didn’t want to have a small crowd in a large
street venue. I would rather be cosy in a venue
of the right size for the crowd.
“To compensate stallholders who had booked
a site out on the road, I offered all stalls the
choice of a complete refund or a cheaper site in
the college grounds.”
Despite its secluded location, Martin says the
site was superb, with a “stunningly beautiful”

streetscape and college grounds that offered all
the necessary facilities.
“I am interested in talking to the Kilbirnie
community about the possibility of returning
this event to Bay Rd and forming a local committee to oversee it,” Martin says.
He believes a very good committee is one with
experience, competence, is well facilitated, and
able to take some risk.
“Ideally, the community should own their own
festival. But getting the formula right is hard.”
The fine weather allowed for a variety of
activities, from building unicorns, to riding
one of Tranzurban’s new electric buses. The
Rongotai College Big Band was also a highlight.
Among the stallholders was worm farmer Cam
Leslie who not only demonstrated his tumbling
bin, but also allowed festival participants to use
them for disposal of food scraps and packaging.
Cam’s worm farms were on display to highlight how much food waste can end up in landfill
instead of compost.

Cam Leslie shows
some of the tiger
worms from one of
the worm farms he
has on display for
demonstrations.
PHOTO: Jamie
Adams

Thursday March 15, 2018

Village at the Park –
Attitude of Living Well
Village at the Park is more than just a retirement village.
The Village is a vibrant and inspiring community, where residents
bring knowledge, skill, experiences and talent, to share with others.
Gavin is an example of how residents make a valuable contribution to
our village community at the Village.

Gavin Mickell, a Resident at Village at the Park with a special interest in Wellington’s history,
shares his knowledge and interest by organising city walking tours for Village residents.
PHOTO: Jamie Adams

Village at the Park is one of 29
villages within the Arvida group.
Arvida has implemented the Attitude of Living Well philosophy
which incorporates the five pillars of
living well.
Village at the Park embraces all
five pillars:
Eating Well – The village has the
“Scrummie café” onsite which is well
patronised. Residents have the option
of dining in the café in the evening.
Residents are encouraged to contribute their favourite recipes to menus.
Moving Well – there are a number
of exercise programmes across the
Village. Residents in care undertake
Rumba classes and passive exercises.
Other residents participate with activities including swimming, tai chi,
exercise classes, table tennis.
Resting Well - how one decides to
live their life in the village is up to
the individual resident. Although residents take a more leisurely approach
to life they continue to pursue their

interests.
Thinking Well – The Village residents participate in a book club, craft
group, discussion group and a choir,
‘The Village Voices’. The library
committee does an outstanding job
encouraging residents to use the inhouse library with book promotions
and competitions.
Engaging well – This is evident at
the Village with residents volunteering in the local community, enjoying
social time with each other, within
the Village.
Local people and groups are
warmly welcomed into the Village to
participate in village activities.
“We have students coming into
the Village to volunteer for Duke of
Edinburgh Awards.
“School children and pre-school
children visit for buddy reading and
other activities.”
Groups visiting further enrich life at
the Village, General Manager Mary
Leighton says. PBA

Local actor hits big-time in demanding role
By Jamie Adams

He might have cut his teeth
in television, but for Newtown
actor Simon Leary nothing
beats theatre – especially when
you’re one of just two actors in
the entire show.
In Switzerland, Circa’s latest
offering, Simon plays Edward
Ridgeway, a mysterious young
man who interrupts the secluded life of author Patricia
Highsmith, played by Catherine
Downes.
The play is a “two-hander” – a
play featuring just two actors –

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something that Simon embraced
when asked to take on the role.
Since graduating from drama
school in 2010 he has appeared
in minor roles in a number of TV
shows including Dirty Laundry,
War News, and Hillary.
But it’s in theatre that Simon
has really come into his own,
with his role in Switzerland
being his biggest, and most
demanding, yet.
“Hard, hard work happens
in theatre. A play is like a
big amazing jigsaw; it’s your
interpretation of an artwork.”
While the lines are required

to be followed, Simon loves
being able to bring elements to
his character that can be varied
with each performance.
“When you go and see a theatre show, you and everybody
there on that night see a show
that might have micro-differences in the next one.”
Simon had planned to be
a teacher but struggled with
maths, deciding acting was his
stronger forte.
Switzerland tells the story
of late crime writer, Patricia
Highsmith, author of The Talented Mr. Ripley, who, having

refused to contact her publishers
who are urging her to write
another in the Ripley series,
must deal with a mysterious
young man who appears unannounced.
Written by Australian Joanna
Murray-Smith, the psychological thriller received much
acclaim during its Australian
run last year.
Switzerland has the New Zealand premiere at Circa Two this
Sunday, and features a Q&A
session with Joanna before its
debut afternoon performance.
The show runs until April 14.

Newtown actor Simon Leary, dressed
in character as Edward Ridgeway, who
features in Circa Theatre’s upcoming play
Switzerland. PHOTO: Jamie Adams

Help Kiwi Families
Fight Child Cancer
this March
Child Cancer Foundation is appealing
for donations during its Appeal Month
this March, so they can continue to support over 1,700 Kiwi kids with cancer
and their families.
Child Cancer Foundation receives no
direct government funding and has to
fundraise to maintain its national support service.
And with more than three Kiwi children
diagnosed with cancer every week, that
need is ongoing.
“Child Cancer Foundation has been
supporting Kiwi families for 40 years
and we know that child cancer doesn’t
just affect the child diagnosed. It affects
their brothers and sisters, their mum,
dad, and whānau,” said Robyn Kiddle,
Chief Executive, Child Cancer Foundation. “We are only able to give each

family member the comfort, strength
and support they need, because of generous New Zealanders who donate their
time and money.”
Child Cancer Foundation is also looking for volunteer collectors to help
with the National Street Appeal taking place on Friday 16 and Saturday
17th March. There are collection sites
nationwide and just a couple of hours
out of people’s days will make a huge
difference.
Schools or businesses can also “adopt”
a collection site in their local area for
one or both days and involve staff, students and parents in this event.
People interested in volunteering as
collectors can register at www.childcancer.org.nz or call 0800 424 453 to
be connected with their local organiser.

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Hundreds of parents do
their bit for school gala
By Jamie Adams
From left: John Pedersen, Roger Tidman, Alan Hart, Wayne Moore and Neil Prestling at the reunion
of original members of the Regal Rovers at their Newtown den on Sunday. PHOTO: Jamie Adams
By Jamie Adams

There was a special dual birthday celebration
at the Regal Rovers Scout Den in Newtown on
Sunday.
The Regal Rovers decided to acknowledge 100
years of Rovers worldwide by also noting the
year the crew was officially established 46 years
ago – and did so by holding a reunion of original
members.
About 20 Rovers from the 1970s joined present
members for the reunion, some travelling from as
far as Palmerston North to be there.
The troop was formed in 1971 and registered the
following year after the Taputeranga and Tainui
troops folded in the 1960s.
While Rovers, the adult section of Scouting,
is open to anyone aged 18-26, original member
Alan Hart says members used to be as old as 31

and included Scout leaders and even sometimes
Guide leaders.
While Rovers earned badges like their younger
counterparts, the aims in adulthood were more
community-focused.
“We’re more service-oriented. We did community service work like tidying back yards, painting
churches and building children’s playgrounds.”
The crew also raised money to build an extension to the den, which at one point catered to 40
members, and throughout its history ran events
for the Wellington Zone in Scouting, as well as a
national Rovers event.
Regal veteran Neil Prestling acknowledges there
are many things competing for young adults’ time
nowadays but he is confident the movement will
continue to tick along.
“Something important so long ago is still
important today.”

Seatoun School became a hive
of activity on a glorious Sunday
morning with the return of its
biennial gala for 2018.
The gala, organised by the Friends
of Seatoun School (FOSS) committee, involved more than 300 parents
offering their services to help raise
funds for the school and its
The gala featured donated works
from 28 local artists for both a live
auction and a silent auction. Some
of them were from well-renowned
Shelly Bay painters Juliet Best,
Jane Brimblecombe and Jane
Blackmore.
Every classroom had an array of
items on sale, all of which were
sourced by parents. They included
books, DVDs and toys donated
pupils, as well as items such as

jars, prints, beeswax and driftwood
signs that were made by parents.
Even the library was utilised, with
the space converted into a “Spooky
Tunnel”.
While the live auction took place
in its atrium, there was a carnival
atmosphere in the playground,
including a local live band called
Caesar’s Paradise.
FOSS chairperson Briony Davies
says the gala was a “real team
effort” of the school, the parents
and the committee.
Gala spokeswoman Sarah Chowen agrees, describing the community event as “incredible” in its scale;
she believes more than 300 parents
and their student children gave their
time and resources to it.
“There were even people who
were here nine years ago contributing.”

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Thursday March 15, 2018

EASTER weekend
Lloyd Kelly Jewellers
& Watchmakers
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VISUAL DIALOGUES
an exhibition of portraiture and still
life by Tatyana Kulida

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The Kiwi Art House Gallery
The Kiwi Art House Gallery’s current
exhibition is VISUAL DIALOGUES,
portraits and still life by Tatyana Kulida,
a Russian born artist who trained at
the Art Academy in Florence Italy. For
the last two years she has been living

in Wellington where she runs her own
studio gallery and teaches classical
portrait painting. Tatyana has exhibited
in the USA where she lived after leaving Russia, and has two of her works
in USA museum collections.

Getting Clucky
Clucky the Easter egg laying chicken is
making a repeat performance at Wellington Museum - laying her treats over
the Easter period.
Previously part of Wellington department store Kirkcaldie & Stains’ Easter
display, Clucky delighted shoppers
every Easter by laying Easter Eggs in
exchange for a tip.
Clucky has come to Wellington
Museum after being acquired
as part of Museums Wellington’s collection, alongside
a range of objects from
Kirkcaldie & Stains
after its closure. With the
Kirkcaldie & Stains exhibit now a permanent
display at Wellington
Museum, the return
of Clucky is welcome,
even if only for the
Easter break.
From Friday 30
March to Monday
2nd April, between
1– 3pm, visitors to
Wellington Museum
can once again fetch
an Easter egg from
Clucky for a gold coin
donation.
With the great success of last year’s event where many
Wellingtonians visited the Museum
to see Clucky and receive an Easter
Egg – Wellington Museum are continuing with this Easter tradition – as Paul
Thompson, Deputy Director of Museums Wellington adds;
“Clucky must be the oldest hen in

Wellington. For years she happily
distributed Easter Eggs to children at
Kirks, now sadly closed. But she seems
to enjoy her new home at Wellington
Museum and looks forward to seeing
her little (and not so little now) friends
again”.

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Several young members of the Lyall
Bay Surf Lifesaving Club have a cluster
of medals to show off after helping their
team finish second at the U-14 New
Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships.
A total of nine competitors won 29
medals, including 14 gold, in the under
11-14 championships, known as Oceans’
18. The standouts were u-13 competitor
Pippa Nicoll with three golds, three
silvers and a bronze, along with u-14
clubmate Sterling Maxwell with three
gold, two silver and a bronze.
Events the nine juniors won medals in
included surf races, paddleboard races
and beach flag runs. They also competed
in board relays and, for the under-14s,
Grand Cameron.
Oceans team co-ordinator Hari Titcombe says the result was very impressive given it involved 900 competitors
from 45 clubs.
“Our training for this started in August
last year. They would train five or six
times a week.”
Hari puts a lot of the club’s success
down to the Oceans team coach Karly
Maxwell, who had herself had competed
for the club at a national level as a junior.
“She has a lot of experience. The kids
were able to hold their focus and all really
wanted to do well for themselves.”
Competing at the national champs
wasn’t just about aiming to win, Hari
says.
“It’s about becoming a competent and
confident lifeguard. Medals are a bonus.”
Coach Karly agrees. While the club has

won national junior competitions before,
it was a “pretty huge achievement” given
the quality of upper North Island clubs who
typically had more days of fine weather for
training as well as more members.
“I’m blown away. I knew they had
potential, but didn’t know we get second
overall,” Karly says.
“We could’ve come first if it wasn’t for
the weather cancelling the last day of
competition.”
Karly, whose father Walter is the head
coach, says her goal now is to ensure
the Oceans team maintains a top three
position in the country.
The club’s success came after the under
8-14s took out last month’s junior regional
(lower North Island) championships, in
Foxton.

Carson defends
national 1500m title

Hamish Carson crosses the finish line in the 1500m at the national championships in
Hamilton. Fellow Wellingtonian James Preston follows him in second place.
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Wellington’s Hamish Carson successfully
defended his national 1500m title at the
New Zealand Track and Field Championships at the weekend.
Hamish Carson, just back in the country
after competing in the 3000m at the world
indoor championships, won his sixth
1500m title and his tenth overall, crossing
the line in front of fellow Wellingtonian
James Preston.

Hamish Carson went into the mens
1500m final having won five of the last
eight championship titles, so it was no surprise when he emerged with another gold.
It capped off a great championship for
Wellington runners, with all three medals
in the men’s 400m going to Wellington.
Alex Haye clocked 47.63 seconds with Josh
Ledger just behind. Rounding up the trio
was Jacob Matson in 48.08 seconds.

England show they are favourites
for 2019 Cricket World Cup
England must now be the biggest
threat to claim the Cricket World Cup
next year on home soil.
Their destruction of New Zealand
in the fifth and deciding ODI at
Christchurch’s Hagley Oval typified
how the two teams have gone in
opposite directions since the previous
tournament three years ago.
That time, Tim Southee dismantled
England with seven wickets which saw
them on a plane without progressing
past the group stages.
New Zealand carried on to the final.
How times have changed.
England now have a clear identity in
coloured clothing.
Destructive top-order batsmen, genuine match-winning all rounders,
tenacious quick bowlers and spinners
who can take wickets and restrict runs
in the middle overs.
Such a powerful line-up, combined
with home conditions, should make
them hard to beat next year.
As for New Zealand, well, they’re a
shambles in the 50-over game.
Devoid of plans once Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor are dismissed and
with a pace attack in Southee and Trent
Boult who seem to be regressing with
every start.

Inconsistent players like Colin Munro,
Henry Nicholls and Colin de Grandhomme still command regular spots
such is the lack of depth in the team.
England have different players across
tests, ODIs and Twenty20 formats. It is
time New Zealand followed suit.
Realistically we’d have to build the
depth to have 30 players capable of
playing international cricket when we
only have half that at present but it
would be worth it.
Boldly, Mike Hesson is bound to
be looking for an exit strategy from
his coaching position and when that
happens we could introduce different
coaches for each squad.
For arguments sake, Stephen Fleming
could coach the shorter forms and
someone like Hesson could coach the
test matches.
The Black Caps may have lost the
series 3-2 but had it not been for some
decent knocks from Williamson, Taylor
and Mitch Santner, the series could have
been far more one-sided.
The time for change has come.
Players need defined roles and depth
must be created.
Adapt and survive, stay stubborn and
stumble - those are the options for the
stuttering Black Caps team.